Couple charged with local burglaries

A Manitowoc-area couple has been been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly breaking into Riverdale Country Club clubhouse and Weimann's Sports Center.

Kayla M. Drews, 26, of Manitowoc, has been charged with 12 felony and misdemeanor counts and faces more than 29 years in prison if convicted. Justin D. Eisenschink, of Whitelaw, faces eight felony and misdemeanor counts for a combined 20 years in prison.

Kayla Drews(Photo: SUBMITTED)

According to the criminal complaint:

The manager of Riverdale called police on May 16 to report a break-in. Authorities found pry marks on doors and windows, one window broken and the five video poker machines pried open and emptied of cash.

Two days later, the owner of Weimann's reported that someone had shattered a window, broken into four gaming machines and stolen a baseball autographed by Nolan Ryan.

Video surveillance from Weimann's showed the crime being committed by a woman.

Officials in Outagamie County contacted local law enforcement about Drews, who was taken into custody while committing a burglary there and subsequently confessed to other burglaries.

Local authorities went first to Manitowoc County Jail to talk to Eisenschink, who admitted dropping Drews off at places in Sheboygan so she could burglarize them.

Drews would call him when she was finished, and the two would head to Milwaukee to buy heroin with the proceeds.

In Outagamie County, Drews admitted the scheme to local officials.

Between losses and damages, the burglaries are estimated to cost Riverdale almost $900 and Weimann's more than $9,000.